Randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of laghu manjisthadi kwatha in the management of vata rakta (gout)

Vatarakta is described under vatavyadhi nidan adhyaya by achrya shushrut and acharya vagbhata and acharya charaka has given separate chapter for this disease.It is madhyam marg gat vyadhi because it mainly affects sandhis.

Vatarakta is named on the basis of Vata dosha and Rakta dhatu which have their own independent derivations and are the main samprapti ghataka involved in the vatarakta. It is considered that the life of all living beings depends on Rakta. By excessive intake of hot,sour,irritant,alkaline food items,exposure to too much heat Rakta dhatu gets vitiated and if the same individuals with vitiated Rakta dhatu starts taking Vata prakopak ahara and vihara,it will cause vitiation of vata dosha.

It can be correlated with Gout due to similaritis in their symptoms.These days,due to rapid modernization ,consumption of half fried food or baked food causes impairement in digestion and metabolism making human being prone to many life threating ailments like stroke or functional impairement like in joint disorders. Among all these ailments vatarakta is a common presentation with symptoms like severe pain, inflammation, burning sensation and tenderness in the aggected joints.Gout is the true crystal deposition disease and it is a pathological reaction of the joint or particular tissue to the presence of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals.